RaveNPRThe promposals Amber and Mekhi concoct are so fantastically entertaining that I found myself wishing for more ... I was quickly swept away in Garrett\'s playful narrative, and her true-to-character dialogue often had me laughing out loud all the way to the book\'s satisfying ending.
Nisha Sharma
RaveNPRRight off the bat, Nisha Sharma\'s Radha and Jai\'s Recipe for Romance looked like an absolute treat, and I am happy to say I was not disappointed ... I laughed, I Googled words, and I wept as I finished the book in the wee hours of the morning. It was a beautiful thing to witness both Jai and Radha find their joy.
Suzanne Park
RaveNPR...feisty Sunny/Sun-Hee Song is such an amazing character that I was laughing out loud by page 10 and wanting to follow her sassy online persona for real ... Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous was an absolute joy to read. I completely demolished it one sitting. Sunny\'s adventures are endlessly entertaining and full of fabulous dialogue that will keep you laughing ... I appreciate that Park does not approach social media as the enemy in this book, and for that reason I can heartily recommend it to any young folks who are particularly web-savvy ... I also recommend this title to any fans of Kim\'s Convenience because the snappy dialogue and Sunny\'s quirky commentary are similarly as fabulous.
Marissa Meyer
PositiveNPRUltimately, Marissa Meyer\'s Instant Karma is a delightful book that will have you longing for the beach — or, at least, a giant bowl of popcorn and the animal rescue classic Dolphin Tale. Quint and Pru\'s relationship is a fun, quirky enemies-to-love story that definitely leaves the reader satisfied.
Lance Rubin
RaveNPRI was impressed by the way Lance Rubin introduced and explained improv in the book, a challenge when the scenes themselves are carefully written and edited more like sketch comedy. I look forward to playing some of Winnie\'s improv games with my own friends! ... How nice it was to experience a boy essentially hitting on a girl\'s mind. Much more of that in young adult literature, please! ... As afraid I was that this book would contain more Crying than Laughing, I was overjoyed to find that the opposite was true. Rubin tackles Winnie\'s father\'s debilitating disease and other sensitive subjects with marvelous amounts of humor and heart. You will need tissues by the end of this book, but I promise it will be okay. Because, just as the title promises, you will also be Laughing.
Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
RaveNPRDear Haiti, Love Alaine is a dense and beautiful tapestry of heavy issues, with even more heavy issues woven in throughout ... The book becomes an immersive experience for the reader too, as we become just as wrapped up in the rhythm and magic of the country as Alaine ... I\'m not sure I was ready to dive into such a hard-hitting novel, but I\'m very glad I did. Alaine\'s adventures in Haiti were so intense and engaging, I could almost feel the dirt beneath my fingernails, could almost smell the peanuts and plantains. But I think my favorite part was ultimately the female empowerment that permeated every part of this tale, past and present ... Maika and Maritza Moulite have created quite the masterpiece here.
Meredith Goldstein
MixedNPRI really wanted to connect with Chemistry Lessons. It\'s an exceptionally clever idea at heart, and it would probably make a great film premise. Film audiences tend to be a lot more forgiving when certain processes in the formula aren\'t explained, but as a scientifically-minded supernerd, I had difficulty. If you are not of the scientifically-minded supernerd persuasion, this might very well be the book for you. There are definitely jumping-off points for discussions on women in STEM, ethics in science, and proper scientific procedures. The formula looked good—but I wish the book hadn\'t felt so formulaic in its execution. It just wasn\'t the sort of Chemistry I was looking for.
